CRAZY HORSE

You see, we have pumpkin pie history...the names have been changed to protect all...the aunt was a heavy smoker...in the family gathering of yesteryear, she felt obligated to bring something to the supper...which she did, at the request of a son...it ALWAYS reeked of smoke...the Horse could not have a piece...fearing...something.... Here we go...smoke...in this side of the mountain range...in Bend, Oregon...the pix I took all have natural filters....and the sky is gray...couple that with a thunderstorm, it was a rousing evening....you can’t believe the number of people here...now...used to be a quiet little getaway....LG says during the summer, it approaches 150,000!....a zillion cars everywhere... We thank the Gahr’s for their awesome hospitality...golf today...been 3 weeks since I last played....Boss Lady, a year...hope we get out To Sunriver...after...have to gander at our old property there...start our return trip manana.... BTW, Sammi has been awesome! The 1st preseason NFL game w...

The trip from Salem to Bend...an eye opener...as we rode thru the Devastation of the fire in Detroit and an extended area...much much larger than I imagined...the city of Detroit...gone...took a number of pix....as this was where we went to enjoy the water in our youth...the North Fork...a sad view of what a fire can do...they are still hauling logs away...humongous amounts....and yet...thru all the destruction, people are rebuilding...man and woman are resilient...gratifying.... You know I love sport...to be there and watch it...but a disturbing set of happenings are occurring at Dodger stadium....Chavez Ravine...FIGHTS...in the bloody stands...on Facebook...what’s wrong with people? Loads of experts have been talking smack on Pop and the guys Olympic hoop team...ah, they are in the champ game foe the gold...Shut up!.... How many times has trump blocked releasing his tax returns?....must have doozies hidden...duh... After a terrific breakfast by them Gahrs....we went on a bike ride......

  There are things that change history...as minute as it may be...that happen that nobody can give an explanation for...moments that will cling for infamy...or beyond...ah, is there more?...it all started as a calm Monday eve...one with our friends at a downtown restaurant in Salem, Orygun... The names have been changed to protect the innocent, er, or guilty...allegedly...we were 6...SIX...dining in an incubator, that had no, if any ventilation...no AC...no fans...no nuttin...6 feet apart from others?...I think not...no masks...and certainly, no one adorned with MAGA caps on...but, from my vantage point, all were forevers... The service was fine...having to adjust their pace to fit the slow cooking of...whatever...of the SIX, half the meals were good, and the others were far from it...as we ALL were sweating with the oldies...I kid you not...gumming was the point of order...how long does it take to chew a slab of steak?...is there a time limit?...30 seconds?...a minute?...I digress...

Took us 9 days to get to our old HOME TOWN!...Salem, Orygun....the last leg via a HWY we have never traveresed...before...I-5 was at a stand still, so we skipped on over to Albany and tried another route...Hwy 20...which paralleled the Willamette River...as we met up at 'reunion' of sorts at a local pizzeria...nobody there knew of that road, as they all were locals since childhood...ah, Greg Nolz did... Walery's in lieu of Padingtons who was closed to inhouse dining...weird...but the pizza was great!...a number of peops joined us and we had fun fun fun...you don't get pizza like this in San Diego...and kudos to our hosts, the Snookis, who are generous enough to board us for a few days...as we pack in as much as we can while here...like a look see of all of our old homes... Also, a real jolt...watching the news via the pixels...KGW 8...the SAME newspeople as ever...so used to that type moving on after a few years...apparently, not in these neck of the woods...the 1 thing...